Invalidation of Parkinson's disease diagnosis after years of follow-up based on clinical, radiological and neurophysiological examination

Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is mainly based on clinical features. Accurate neurological examination is required but dopamine transporter (DaT) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) could be perfomed to support the diagnosis in ambiguous cases. The aim of this work is to describe the characteristics of patients with a prolonged PD misdiagnosis.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research